Materials Management Planning Intern 2025

Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance

At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.

This position will be posted from September 3rd to November 8th, 2024  

We will consider qualified applicants of all ages who are starting (or restarting) their careers.  

Job Title: Materials Management Planning Intern 

Department: Supply Chain, Operations 

Location: Maple Grove, MN 

Dates: May – August, 2025 (dates flexible) 

Benefits:   

Corporate housing & relocation assistance or living stipend available for those who meet eligibility requirements  

Half-day Fridays all through the summer  

Free on-campus fitness center & group fitness classes  

Events throughout the summer include Intern social outings, volunteer day, Field Day at the Park, opportunities to learn about other BSC sites/departments and network cross-functionally with leadership and peers, and more!  

Casual, comfortable dress code and inclusive company culture 

Job Description:

Work closely in Operations with members of the Materials Management team (planning specifically, but will work closely with purchasing, logistics and business process & analytics as well) to develop and implement focused supply chain strategies that support business growth and profitability objectives. Intern responsibilities may include support for continuous improvement programs, streamlining daily processes, improving signals or flow to the production floor, or analytical projects and database improvements. 

Primary Responsibilities:

Primary projects depend on which functional team member you are assigned to on the planning team, but may also include mirroring real time day to day activities of cross functional teams listed below: 

Planning: assist in tasks regarding the initiatives around maintaining successful core metrics.  

Logistics: identify warehouse optimization strategies to implement change where possible. 

Business process & analytics: help with creation and launch of a new tool to be used by the materials management team. 

Identify and contribute to value improvement projects (VIP). 

Become proficient at SAP, Rapid Response and perhaps other Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software. 

A presentation to management will be delivered halfway through and at the conclusion of the internship. 

Requirements:

A rising Junior or Senior working towards a bachelor’s degree in supply chain management. 

Coursework in Business, Supply Chain, Operations and/or Logistics. 

A minimum 3.2 GPA. 

Demonstrates excellent communication skills. 

Proficiency with MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook). 

Organized and able to consistently deliver on deadlines. 

Strong analytical skills and ability to organize complex data. 

Leadership experience, extracurricular activities and/or volunteer work a plus. 

Be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction. 

Requisition ID: 590027

Among other requirements, Boston Scientific maintains specific prohibited substance test requirements for safety-sensitive positions.  This role is deemed safety-sensitive and, as such, candidates will be subject to a prohibited substance test as a requirement.  The goal of the prohibited substance testing is to increase workplace safety in compliance with the applicable law.  

Boston Scientific Corporation has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. To ensure full implementation of its equal employment policy, the Company will continue to take steps to assure that recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion, compensation, and all other personnel decisions are made and administered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, gender expression, veteran’s status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information or any other protected class.

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